NAFB Executive Director Tom Brand and his wife, Beth, became involved with the American Heart Association (AHA) following Tom’s heart attack and bypass surgery in 2013. Tom personally set a goal to raise $2,500 at the Heart Walk recently in St. Joseph, MO, and currently his effort has raised $2,300. “The thing we liked about AHA was the way they work with the public and the medical community – providing training, education and research. We can see how each of those areas helped save my life. The team that performed CPR was trained and educated about the procedure through the Heart Association; AHA continues to research the technology and educate the medical community that went into my defibrillator/pacemaker. We appreciate how the Heart Association continues to educate the public on CPR and continues to make it a goal to get as many trained in CPR as possible.”
Donations are still being accepted, click here to make a donation to AHA today. The campaign runs through June 16. Tom added, “I appreciate all those who have donated and invite others to join as we continue to fight the #1 killer in America; 370,000+ died of heart disease last year…735,000+ had heart attacks—of those, 525,000 had a heart attack for the first time.”
